BK Performs: The Brakeman Turns My Way

Here's yet another foray into covering some of that indie music the kids are listening to these days. Crazily (and perhaps embarrassingly) enough, I continue wading into Garageband by venturing into vocals territory... using a microphone that's designed for Karaoke Revolution (see right). It seems to work pretty well for a $20 purchase - but it often clips and captures a lot of extra noise, which can narrow ones dynamic range (and tuning) a bit. Hopefully I can re-record when something better comes along.

Anyway, this is a cover from Bright Eyes's recent Cassadaga album. I picked up the song one day and recorded it the following day, and did the vocals earlier today.

• The Brakeman Turns My Way (4:39, 5.4 MB, written by Bright Eyes, performed by Brian Kobashikawa)